Health & Fitness

After Three Transplants, Minneapolis Mom Is Encouraging More People To Register As Organ Donors

Wickersheim needed a heart last year, nearly three decades after her first transplant.

Melanie Wickersheim
Melanie Wickersheim (CBS)

February 15, 2023

Tuesday was not only Valentine's Day, but also National Donor Day.

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Melanie Wickersheim, a Minneapolis mother who's undergone two heart transplants, has made it her mission to share how life-changing organ donations can be.

Wickersheim needed a heart last year, nearly three decades after her first transplant.

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